Symantec GHOST IMAGING FOUNDATION 7.1, Manual

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Using Symantec Ghost as a
stand-alone program
This chapter includes the following topics:
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About Ghost.exe
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Using Ghost.exe on a stand-alone computer
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Starting Ghost.exe
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Using Ghost.exe with a mapped network drive
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Establishing a peer-to-peer connection with Ghost.exe
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Creating a backup image file
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Restoring from an image file
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Cloning disks and partitions
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Verifying integrity
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Adding switches to your Ghost.exe operation
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Running Ghost32.exe in Windows
About Ghost.exe
Ghost.exe is a stand-alone program run within DOS that lets you copy disks or
partitions from one computer to another. You can use Ghost to create image files
and restore them.
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